Andrew Vaughn Nelson
Position: DB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: May 27, 1933 in Athens, AL
College: Memphis (school history)
Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 11th round (126th overall) of the 1957 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 61 (892nd overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #982. Ken Willard… #983. Randy Rasmussen… #984. Joe Morrison… #985. ANDY NELSON… #986. Rodney Holman… #987. Jack Rudnay… #988. Bob Jeter… |
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1957 | 24 | BAL | LS | 80 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1958 | 25 | BAL | LS | 80 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 199 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| 1959+ | 26 | BAL | LS | 80 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| 1960* | 27 | BAL | LS | 80 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| 1961 | 28 | BAL | LS | 80 | 14 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 1962 | 29 | BAL | LS | 80 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| 1963 | 30 | BAL | LS | 80 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1964 | 31 | NYG | 26 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Career | 103 | 0 | 33 | 378 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | ||||||||
| 7 yrs | BAL | 89 | 0 | 32 | 365 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | |||||||
| 1 yr | NYG | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
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Pro Bowls
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First-Team All-Pro
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Long Intercep. Return
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1958 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1958 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1958 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1958 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1958 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1959 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |